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32 sanscrit ఏకం is the neuter word for one: and is commonly used in Telugu. It is written యేకం the vowel ఎ being used only in poems.

2 is ౨ for which the neuter name is రెండు; a noun substantive of which the genitive form is రెంటి. The major form (that is the masculine or feminine form) is ఇద్దరు; always written యద్దరు. For the vowel ఇ is not used.

The word మెుదటి (in Sanscrit ప్రధమ​) is first; and second is రెండో which in Sanscrit is ద్వితియ్య​. The vowel ō added to రెండు (two) denotes the ordinal form.

3 is ౩మూడు (neut) ముగ్గురు (m. f) మూడో is Third: which in sanscrit: is తృతియ్య. The ordinal names, (first second third &c.) are of the common gender.

4 is ౪​నాలుగు neut. నలుగురు m. f. నాలుగో fourth: which in Sanscrit is చతుథ. By adding ది the ordinal become minor nouns: viz వాలుగోది the fourth thing: అయదోది the fifth woman.

The names of the remaining numbers are as follows.—